Harriete Estel Berman (born 1952) is an American artist known for her sculptures and jewelry made from post-consumer, recycled household goods, and her satirical explorations of women's roles in society.[1]
Selected solo exhibitions include "grass\ 'gras\" (2000) at the Wustum Museum (now Racine Art Museum), "The Family of Appliances You Can Believe In," at Sybaris Gallery (1999), and the Barbican Center in London (1998).
Recent work includes commentary on the prevalence of standardized testing of students, including Pick Up Your Pencils, Begin,[4] a 12 x 28 foot curtain of pencils arranged in the form of a bell curve.[5]
Since 2001 Harriete Estel Berman has worked to provide information for artists and makers about professional practices. These efforts include the Professional Guidelines,[6] ASK Harriete[7] and the SNAG Professional Development Seminar.[8]